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/usr/bin/systemd-tmpfiles

Standalone version of systemd-tmpfiles

From systemd-tmpfiles-standalone 262.2-r1 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running systemd-tmpfiles --help (exit 0). permalink

> systemd-tmpfiles [OPTION…] [CONFIGURATION FILE…]

Create, delete, and clean up files and directories.

Commands:
     --create              Create and adjust files and directories
     --clean               Clean up files and directories
     --remove              Remove files and directories marked for removal
     --purge               Delete files and directories marked for creation in specified
                           configuration files (careful!)
     --cat-config          Show configuration files
     --tldr                Show non-comment parts of configuration
  -h --help                Show this help
     --version             Show package version

Options:
     --user                Execute user configuration
     --boot                Execute actions only safe at boot
     --graceful            Quietly ignore unknown users or groups
     --prefix=PATH         Only apply rules with the specified prefix
     --exclude-prefix=PATH Ignore rules with the specified prefix
  -E                       Ignore rules prefixed with /dev, /proc, /run, /sys
     --root=PATH           Operate on an alternate filesystem root
     --image=PATH          Operate on disk image as filesystem root
     --image-policy=POLICY Specify disk image dissection policy
     --replace=PATH        Treat arguments as replacement for PATH
  -n --dry-run             Just print what would be done
     --inline              Treat arguments as configuration lines
     --no-pager            Do not start a pager

See the systemd-tmpfiles(8) man page for details.
Options (19)
OptionDescriptionSource
--createCreate and adjust files and directorieshelp
--cleanClean up files and directorieshelp
--removeRemove files and directories marked for removalhelp
--purgeDelete files and directories marked for creation in specified configuration files (careful!)help
--cat-configShow configuration fileshelp
--tldrShow non-comment parts of configurationhelp
-h --helpShow this helphelp
--versionShow package versionhelp
--userExecute user configurationhelp
--bootExecute actions only safe at boothelp
--gracefulQuietly ignore unknown users or groupshelp
--prefix PATHOnly apply rules with the specified prefixhelp
-EIgnore rules prefixed with /dev, /proc, /run, /syshelp
--root PATHOperate on an alternate filesystem roothelp
--image PATHOperate on disk image as filesystem roothelp
--replace PATHTreat arguments as replacement for PATHhelp
-n --dry-runJust print what would be donehelp
--inlineTreat arguments as configuration lineshelp
--no-pagerDo not start a pagerhelp

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